WEBVTT
P>> IT'S A LOT FAIRER AND SAFER
PFOR BICYCLE RIDERS.
P>> WHAT THEY'VE DONE IS A
PCOMPLETE CHANGE AND MADE IT VERY
PDIFFICULT FOR CAR TRAFFIC
PREPORTER: THE RESULTS ARE IN,
PAND THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF
PDIVIDE WHEN IT COMES TO HOW
PRESIDENTS ARE FEELING ABOUT THE
PNORTH AVENUE CORRIDOR PILOT
PSTUDY.
P>> TRAFFIC DATA IS SHOWING
PMODERATELY LONGER COMMUTE TIME
PDURING THE PEAK HOURS. THERE ARE
PSIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN CRASHES
PREPORTER: 49% TO BE EXACT.
PSURVEY DATA SHOWS CRASHES
PDECREASED 44-PRECENT IN THE
PFORMER 4 LANE SECTION BETWEEN
P127 AND SHORE ROAD.
P>> I NOTICED A LOT OF BOTTLEDOWN
PTRAFFIC, TRAFFIC JAMS WHICH WE
PNEVER HAD
PREPORTER: RESIDENT, ED MCMAHON
PSAYS THE NEW LANES, HAVE MEANT
PNEW PROBLEMS.
P>> I LIVE ON VILLAGE GREEN AND I
PCAN'T EVEN TAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN
PI NEED TO, I HAVE TO LEAVE A
PHALF HOUR EARLY JUST TO GET
PSOMEWHERE, EARLIER THAN USUAL
PREPORTER: BUT SOME CHANGES COULD
PBE ON THE WAY.
PTHE PROTECTED BIKE LANES, WITH
PTHE ARADILLOS AND WHITE POSTS,
PMAY SOON BE A THING OF THE PAST.
P
P>> ON THINGS ABOUT THE
PPROTECTION WITH THE BIKE LANES
PWITH THE BALLARDS AND THE
PARMADILLOS, THERE WAS MORE
PNEGATIVE RESPONSE THAN POSITIVE
PRESPONSE
PREPORTER: CHAPIN SPENCER SAYS
PTRAFFIC HAS SLOWED DOWN BY ONLY
PA COUPLE MINUTES, BUT THEY PLAN
PTO CONITNUE TO MONITOR DURING
PPEAK TRAFFIC TIMES.
PPROJECT OFFICIALS WILL GO BEFORE
PCITY COUNCIL MONDAY TO DISCUSS
PTHEIR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE
PFUTURE OF THE PROJECT.
PIN BURLINGTON RACHEL KARCZ

The results of a survey regarding the North Avenue Corridor Pilot Study will go before the Burlington City Council Monday night.
“Traffic data is showing moderately longer commute times during the peak hours. There are significant reductions in crashes,” Public Works Director Chapin Spencer said.
There was a 49 percent decrease in crashes on the stretch of roadway. Survey data also show crashes decreased 44 percent in the former four-lane section between Route 127 and Shore Road.
“I noticed a lot of bottle down traffic, traffic jams which we never had,” resident Ed McMahon said. He said the new lanes have brought new problems.
“I live on Village Green and I can't even take a left turn when I need to. I have to leave a half-hour early just to get somewhere, earlier than usual,” McMahon said.
But some changes could be on the way. The protected bike lanes, with the armadillos and white posts, may soon be a thing of the past.
“On things about the protection with the bike lanes with the bollards and the armadillos, there was more negative response than positive response,” Spencer said.
Spencer said traffic has slowed down by only a couple minutes but they plan to continue to monitor during peak traffic times.
Project officials will go before the City Council Monday to discuss their recommendations for the future of the project.

BURLINGTON, Vt. —

The results of a survey regarding the North Avenue Corridor Pilot Study will go before the Burlington City Council Monday night.

“Traffic data is showing moderately longer commute times during the peak hours. There are significant reductions in crashes,” Public Works Director Chapin Spencer said.